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Jeff Barnard

@JeffBarnardAP

Retired reporter for The Associated Press based in Southern Oregon

 Grants Pass, OR
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Joined October 2009
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Let’s get to it. Majority of US states pursue nuclear power for emission cuts (from @AP) apnews.com/article/cfb21ab68…
Majority of US states pursue nuclear power for emission cuts

Majority of US states pursue nuclear power for emission cuts

Many states in the U.S. are coming to the conclusion that solar, wind and other renewable power sources might not be enough to keep the lights on as they seek to dramatically cut their use of fossil...

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For tribes, 'good fire' a key to restoring nature and people (from @AP) apnews.com/article/eb2f25b2a…
For tribes, 'good fire' a key to restoring nature and people

For tribes, 'good fire' a key to restoring nature and people

WEITCHPEC, Calif. (AP) — Elizabeth Azzuz stood in prayer on a Northern California mountainside, arms outstretched, grasping a handmade torch of dried wormwood branches, the fuel her Native American...

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That is faith. Father Emil Kapaun laid to rest in Wichita | The Wichita Eagle kansas.com/news/special-repo…
Father Emil Kapaun laid to rest in Wichita as thousands pay their respects

Father Emil Kapaun laid to rest in Wichita as thousands pay their respects

The war hero and candidate for sainthood was laid to rest in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.

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Hear him. via @NYTOpinion nytimes.com/2021/09/28/opini…
Opinion | Let Water Go Where It Wants to Go (Published 2021)

Opinion | Let Water Go Where It Wants to Go (Published 2021)

Hurricane Ida ravaged places that were once stream beds and wetlands.

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Now they pay attention. Ppppfffffttttt. washingtonpost.com/nation/in…
California’s disappearing salmon

California’s disappearing salmon

The drought, along with man-made impediments, has placed the state's Chinook salmon population at grave risk

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I’m with him. For one AP Capitol reporter, Jan. 6 was the final straw — but he had watched a crisis brew for years washingtonpost.com/lifestyle…
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Best hurricane quote: “Everybody’s like, ‘Oooh, we need our hurricane pastries,‘” co-owner Chamain O’Mahony said. “So everyone’s coming out for hurricane food — biscuits and a lot of cinnamon rolls and brioche. You want treats. And you want bread.
This is very good. US troop pullout will leave behind an uncertain Afghanistan (from @AP) apnews.com/article/015703a45…
Here we go again. Tensions rise in water battle along Oregon-California line (from @AP) apnews.com/article/c202dd298…
Good read. Don’t see enough like this anymore. In Mississippi, small-town bluesman keeps aging music alive (from @AP) apnews.com/article/6302e03eb…
In Mississippi, small-town bluesman keeps aging music alive

In Mississippi, small-town bluesman keeps aging music alive

BENTONIA, Miss. (AP) — With callused hands, Jimmy “Duck” Holmes plucks an old acoustic guitar at the juke joint his parents started more than 70 years ago.

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@propublica28 Feb 2021
For decades, corporate timber benefited from tax cuts that devastated local budgets. Lawmakers want change and have filed dozens of bills, making this one of Oregon’s most consequential sessions for forest policy. propub.li/3kkSrmj
“We Have Counties in Deep Trouble”: Oregon Lawmakers Seek to Reverse Timber Tax Cuts That Cost...

“We Have Counties in Deep Trouble”: Oregon Lawmakers Seek to Reverse Timber Tax Cuts That Cost...

For decades, corporate timber benefited from tax cuts that devastated local budgets. Lawmakers want change and have filed dozens of bills, making this one of Oregon’s most consequential sessions for...

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The Oregonian@Oregonian3 Mar 2021
Thirty years after Oregon lawmakers began giving the state’s timber industry tax cuts that cost rural counties an estimated $3 billion, industry lobbyists warned them not to follow through on efforts to reinstate the tax this year. (1/8)
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via @NYTimes Gotta skate. nytimes.com/2021/02/15/sport…
With Indoor Rinks Closed, Players Turn to ‘Speakeasy Hockey’ (Published 2021)

With Indoor Rinks Closed, Players Turn to ‘Speakeasy Hockey’ (Published 2021)

In barns and backyards, outdoor rinks built with kits or from scratch are filling a void for hockey players amid pandemic-related closures.

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via @NYTimes Left speechless. nytimes.com/2021/02/15/us/pa…
A Black Soldier’s Heroism, Overlooked in 1965, May Finally Be Lauded in 2021 (Published 2021)

A Black Soldier’s Heroism, Overlooked in 1965, May Finally Be Lauded in 2021 (Published 2021)

Comrades repeatedly told the Army that Capt. Paris Davis, one of the first Black officers in the Special Forces, deserved the Medal of Honor. The Army kept losing the paperwork.

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Hear him. Hear him. The 10 most important things I’ve learned about trust over my 100 yearsz washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
Opinion | The 10 most important things I’ve learned about trust over my 100 years

Opinion | The 10 most important things I’ve learned about trust over my 100 years

There is one lesson I learned early and then relearned over and over.

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Fighting climate change in America means changes to America (from @AP) apnews.com/article/605d63d96…
Fighting climate change in America means changes to America

Fighting climate change in America means changes to America

Climate isn’t the only thing changing. What comes next in the nation’s struggle to combat global warming will probably transform how Americans drive, where they get their power and other bits of...

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That’s my county! Good work JoCo. via @NYTimes nytimes.com/2021/01/28/us/or…
Health Workers, Stuck in the Snow, Administer Coronavirus Vaccine to Stranded Drivers (Published...

Health Workers, Stuck in the Snow, Administer Coronavirus Vaccine to Stranded Drivers (Published...

Public health workers in Josephine County, Ore., said they had walked from car to car, giving shots to drivers with vaccine doses that would expire in six hours.

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via @NYTimes nytimes.com/2021/01/28/us/or…
Health Workers, Stuck in the Snow, Administer Coronavirus Vaccine to Stranded Drivers (Published...

Health Workers, Stuck in the Snow, Administer Coronavirus Vaccine to Stranded Drivers (Published...

Public health workers in Josephine County, Ore., said they had walked from car to car, giving shots to drivers with vaccine doses that would expire in six hours.

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Crag Law Center@craglaw19 Jan 2021
Yet another blow to the Jordan Cove LNG project in southwest Oregon!
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[BREAKING] @FERC uphold's @OregonDEQ denial of Jordan Cove LNG's Clean Water Act permit. This is a momentous victory for communities across Oregon. #stopJordanCove
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Morons and liars in charge of federal effort, what did we expect. Oregon governor: Vaccination plans have to be scaled back (from @AP) apnews.com/article/3dac3f2da…
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